The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-02
THE SECOND REBELLION.

who hates these methods can shield him
self behind doubt or disbelief.
THE SECOND REBELLION.
And, fellow citizens, this is not thing
Of the past. 1t is continuing fact. 1t il
fact to-day. There is not an intellisen,
man in this broad land OF either party
who does not know that Mr.. Cleveland ID
now President of the United States by
virtue Of crimes sgainst the elective fran
chise, including, murder, Arson, ballot box
stufEng, forgery and perjury, but for which
James G. Blaine would now be in his
place. There has not been moment since
the adoption Of the fifteenth amendment
when, If there could have been fair elec.
ton for President, majority OF the con.
stitutionsl voters OF at least five OF the
Southern States would not have voted ior
the Republican nominee.
The poison OF the success OF these meth.
DDS has already affected the election In
some Of the great cities OF the North, es.
pecially in Chicago and Cincinnati, where
under the lead OF Mackin and Tosney, the
criminal classes adopted some OF the
meanest Of crimes to control elections.
Why should they not? II crime should
be resorted to by White Democrats OF the
south to cheat and intimidate poor ne.
groes in the South, why should not white
Democrats Of the North be permitted to
resort to forgery and perjury to peacefully
change the result OF an election in the
North? Why discriminate against Mac.
kin and Tosney by sending them to the
penitentisry while sending Democrats OF
the South, by mesna Of like otfenses, to
the Senate and the House and to repre-
aent the great Republic in foreign courts
Since 1876 tho Republican party did
not possess the power to pass any law for
the protection OF life or property in the
South, and the Democratic party would
not. 1t can be truly said that every
atrocty, every political crime, violence or
wrong in the South, WAS committed by
Democrats, and the Democratic party uni.
formly refused to examine. prevent or
punish In any case any OF these crimes.
l therefore claim for the Republican
party that while 1t has not been able to
protect the colored people OF the South in
the enjoyment OF civil rights or to guard
them by military force from gross wrong
and oppression 6y the dominant and con.
trolling physical force oil the South acting
Ia the name and in the interest OF the
Democratic party, yet that it has done all
that itcould lawfully do, within the limits
Of the powers given by the Constitution,
and the laws, to defend all classes OF peo.
pie without respect to race, condition or
creed. II it has failed in any particular
1t has been because 1t was prevented by
the policy and power OF the Democratic
party, armed with State authority.
THE SECOND RgBgLLfoS.
In this way, and by crimes 80 strocious,
the second rebellion OF the Democratic
party il aucceas. Rspublicanism has
been stamped out Id the South. Organ.
izsd and disciplined force, with social os.
tracism, prevent in many States all freo
discussion, and all remoastrance from
white Republicans, while the freedmen
are held in baser auhiection by tho pro.
judice OF race and by the want OF Rrtns and
organization, the Inheritance oil slavery.
This condition oil ailaira Ia now hopefully
changing. The time has come, when in
many OF the Southern States, and espe.
cally in counties where ma IoIity oi the
p0pQIatlOH ID WNlttI tHo WIuHRb huu uut-
RACES can no longer be inflicted, and tho
time will come when even in the black
belt Of the South, the Intelligence, Gduta.
ton and organization Of tho people will
enable them 10 maintain their rigl]s.
But they arc not utterly helpless. The
power to migrate wherever injuBtiCe Ia
unendurable Hhould bo exercised by every
man who teelg oDpIeageu.
One duty thirS tho Republican party
has not yet performed, and this Ia that In
States where It Ia aaCertained that free and
orderly elections ior Senators and Repre-
sentatlvea In Congresa cannot be had, Con
presa Bhould assort and exorciae itH un
questioned power to regulate tho timcs
places, and manner of holding such elec'
lions. This power Ia as clearly conlerrot
upon CongreBa az the power 10 levy taxei
OF make war, and, In my Judgment, th,
time haB arrived wlen It Should be fully
and vigoroHBly exefcifed. This nowe
has been assorted by tho act oil 1886 pro
yidIng ior the election Of senntors, and nj
l-l1 Continued On Third pnge,1